Personal information | |
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Full name | William Hamish Turnbull |
Nickname | The Mish, The Morpeth Mish |
Born | Morpeth, Northumberland, England | 13 July 1999
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) |
Team information | |
Current team | Slingshot |
Discipline | Track Sprint |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | Sprinter |
Medal record |
Hamish Turnbull (born 1999) is a British track cyclist. [1]
Turnbull became British champion when winning the Sprint Championship at the 2020 British National Track Championships. He had finished third in 2019. [2] [3] At the 2022 British National Track Championships in Newport, Wales he won another British title after winning the team sprint. He also won two bronze medals at the same Championships. [4] He competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in the sprint event. [5]
Turnbull won his third national title at the 2023 British Cycling National Track Championships, he won the Keirin for the first time. [6]
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